This Week on the Internet
Here at Chicago Ideas, we’re constantly reading, researching and consuming—all as we work to put together a stellar lineup of programming. In Consumables, we share a few of our favorite places on the Internet each week.
Think we’ve left something out? Share the news, think pieces and trivia that most interested you this week in the comments.
When Data Gets Meta…
These Supergirls are poised to take over the world.
Life After Death
Here at Chicago Ideas, we believe strongly in the importance of talking about death. So, we’re fascinated by this story of IDEO’s attempted “redesign” of death.
Do Yoga Pants Represent the Decline of Our Civilization?
Between that and men in shorts, Fran Lebowitz doesn’t have a lot of hope, she tells Elle. (And, goodness gracious, has it been a tough few weeks for the loungewear biz.)
Where the Wind Comes Sweeping Down the Plain
Tulsa is quickly establishing itself as a hub of Girl Scout science. It seems like just two weeks ago we discussed the glorious moment President Barack Obama posed in a tiara with a troop of Brown Girl Scouts. This year, the “Supergirls” Daisy Girl Scouts troop, also Tulsa natives, arrived at the White House in capes. We’ve done a bit of scientific research ourselves, and the group hug that ends the exchange between the President and the kid scientists is engineered to make you smile.
An Education, Interrupted
As Sweet Briar College prepares to shutter its doors, its students look toward a new chapter, and the academic community ponders the evolving role of the small liberal arts college.
It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
All we’re going to say is: Cattywampus.
Waiting for Godot
L.L. Bean’s signature boot has a waitlist 100,000 people long. Forbes investigates why.
The Only Show on TV with a Mail Robot
Is The Americans. The best part? The FBI really did invest in a Jetsons-era mail robot (it does exactly what you think!) named Marvin.
